Industrial fire in north Shelby County

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010, 3:34pm

MILLINGTON, TN (WMC-TV) - Firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday afternoon at Pollution Control Industries in north Shelby County.

The fire was brought under control around 2:00 p.m.

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Naval Support Activity Conducts Formation Run

Submitted by Jerica Phillips, JCFN Social Marketing Coordinator

Friday, September 3rd, 2010, 6:53pm

*Action News 5 received the following press release to our news desk*

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - As part of a series of events marking the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, U.S. Navy Chief petty officers and chief petty officer selectees from Naval Support Activity (NSA) Mid-South, escorted by first responders from the City of Millington, will conduct a formation run beginning from City Hall to NSA Mid-South.

The run will take place on Navy Road beginning at 7 a.m., Sept. 11, 2010 and will conclude on board NSA Mid-South with a dedication ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks.

The mayor of Millington, the Honorable Richard L. Hodges, will give remarks prior to the commencement of the formation run at City Hall.

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Midtown family hosts supply drive for the troops

Submitted by Steve Crain, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010, 12:28pm

Information from Project Care Troops

Henley Distributing Co., LLC and Project Care Troops will host a supply drive for the troops on September 11, 2010 starting at 9:00a.m. and ending at 2:00 p.m.

Volunteers will be on hand to collect the items outside Henley Distributing which is located at 3090 Broad Ave in Memphis. Organizers will also have available a small area set up so visitors can create cards or letters for the troops. Those cards and letters will be placed into the care packages headed overseas.

Items requested include:

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West Nile found in Collierville, Millington

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, August 30th, 2010, 2:59pm

Information provided by the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department:

The Tennessee Department of Health Laboratory in Nashville has identified mosquito specimens from Shelby County that tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

The specimen pool of mosquitoes was collected on August 18th, and 19th in the 38053, 38017, and 38028 zip codes of Shelby County. These positive pools indicate that West Nile Virus is present in the County.

The Memphis and Shelby County Health Department’s Vector Control Program is aggressively working to control mosquitoes throughout the County and especially in the area where the positive mosquito pools were found. Vector control crews will spray Tuesday evening, August 31, 2010 between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., weather permitting, to kill adult mosquitoes (adulticiding) in portions of the following zip codes:

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Art goes to the goats

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, August 30th, 2010, 10:55am

Some young artists are turning to the Goat Days Festival for inspiration this week.

Here’s more information from Shelby County Schools:

Student members of the National Art Honor Society at Millington Central High have been spending a lot of their time with goats in the early part of the school year.

It’s not as strange as it sounds, though.

These goats are actually statues, and the students involved have been adding an array of artistic touches to dress them up for the upcoming Goat Days festivities in Millington.

The project is part of a partnership with the Millington Arts Council and several local businesses.

The painted goats will be part of a parade on Friday, September 10. After the parade, they’ll be part of a year-long display around town before being auctioned off to benefit the Arts Council’s scholarship fund.

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Flooded Shelby County homeowners offered buyouts

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, August 27th, 2010, 3:54pm

*Action News 5 received the following press release to our news desk*

Shelby County citizens effected by the historic May 2010 flooding gathered at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center last evening to learn about a federal grant program designed to acquire or buyout eligible properties prone to repeat flooding.

Cheryl Yarbro, Shelby County Office of Preparedness interim manager of operations, welcomed the crowd and explained the basics of the “Hazard Mitigation Grant Program” or HMGP.

This grant program, Yarbro explained, administered by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, allows citizens to voluntarily apply for their flood-prone properties to be purchased if they meet specific criteria.

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